On the 4th, 'Arthdal Chronicles: Three Factions' (hereinafter Arthdal Chronicles) rolled out a hefty update featuring server and alliance migration passes, the return of the beta season siege warfare, adjusted crafting limits, revamped cross-content matching, and a generous heap of events.

The real headline here is the return of the beta season siege warfare. After a temporary hiatus to iron out the rulebook, the sieges are back on. Bidding runs from the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 3:00 PM until Saturday at 12:00 AM, with participating alliances announced at 1:00 AM on Saturday. The actual content takes place on Sunday from 10:00 PM to 10:50 PM. Do note that alliance and union functions are temporarily frozen from the bidding deadline until the final list of participants is announced.

The new rules for the 1st League are a bit of a shake-up: the three alliances with the highest combined combat power among their top 50 representative characters will secure a spot as the siege team. A 'representative character' here is defined as the account's strongest character on that server. Meanwhile, the 2nd League will feature three alliances chosen at random from the applicants. It seems the days of padding the numbers with alt characters are well and truly over.

The sale of server and alliance migration passes is also causing quite a stir. Server transfers will be open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM on the 5th. Rest assured, all your tradeable items stay put during the move, and the character deletion level has been temporarily adjusted to level 10. To accommodate the alliance migration passes, the cooldown for disbanding an alliance after creation and the lockout period for content after joining an alliance have both been slashed to 1 hour. However, the 24-hour cooldown for rejoining an alliance after leaving remains strictly in place.

It isn't all just new content; there's a smorgasbord of events to help you beef up your character. You can collect 'Hero's Token: Growth' to swap for various items in the 'Spring Growth Phase 1' event, or try your luck with the new 'Creation Alchemy Support Box' for a shot at that elusive Slayer armor. Get stuck in, grab those rewards, and focus on your progression.

Beyond the big changes, we’ve got increased stackable crafting limits, clearer descriptions for certain Spirit skills and Dream Stone set effects, new shop items, changes to the 'Black Night Archipelago' cross-field matching, and the usual bug fixes. For the nitty-gritty, head over to the Arthdal Chronicles official website.